John Womersley
@johnwomersley.bsky.social
Special Advisor, University of Edinburgh. Former Director General of European Spallation Source and CEO of Science and Technology Facilities Council. Physicist and cynic.
My thoughts on how UKRI might use the REF (QR funding) and grants to drive universities to specialise more - via @timeshighered.bsky.social @jgro-the.bsky.social
“No university wants to get put in the polytechnic box by abandoning the breadth of provision that you associate with a university” #AcademicSky #highered
Read our latest in-depth on the UK skills White Paper: https://ow.ly/6f7450XovmZ
Read our latest in-depth on the UK skills White Paper: https://ow.ly/6f7450XovmZ
November 13, 2025 at 11:46 AM
My thoughts on how UKRI might use the REF (QR funding) and grants to drive universities to specialise more - via @timeshighered.bsky.social @jgro-the.bsky.social
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Public backing for research is “broad but shallow”, with less than a third of Britons able to list how it helps the UK, their region or their family, suggests new polling
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/broad-shallow-support-leaves-public-unsure-rd-benefits
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/broad-shallow-support-leaves-public-unsure-rd-benefits
November 11, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Public backing for research is “broad but shallow”, with less than a third of Britons able to list how it helps the UK, their region or their family, suggests new polling
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/broad-shallow-support-leaves-public-unsure-rd-benefits
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/broad-shallow-support-leaves-public-unsure-rd-benefits
This is just another version of that blue or gold dress meme, isn't it?
October 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
This is just another version of that blue or gold dress meme, isn't it?
Reposted by John Womersley
John Womersley on what the future holds for UK R&D
"In this new world, expect big shifts in funding towards research needed to underpin new defence capabilities, basic industrial capacity, food security, medicines manufacturing, data centres and national artificial intelligence capabilities"
"In this new world, expect big shifts in funding towards research needed to underpin new defence capabilities, basic industrial capacity, food security, medicines manufacturing, data centres and national artificial intelligence capabilities"
UK science policy has a new priority: national survival - Research Professional News
Tight funds and crazy world might force universities into some uncomfortable allegiances, says John Womersley
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
May 28, 2025 at 10:35 AM
John Womersley on what the future holds for UK R&D
"In this new world, expect big shifts in funding towards research needed to underpin new defence capabilities, basic industrial capacity, food security, medicines manufacturing, data centres and national artificial intelligence capabilities"
"In this new world, expect big shifts in funding towards research needed to underpin new defence capabilities, basic industrial capacity, food security, medicines manufacturing, data centres and national artificial intelligence capabilities"